DOH makes surgery available to poor

The Department of Health (DOH) launched last week its Surgical Caravan in Lubao, Pampanga offering operations, ranging from minor to major cases, certainly at no cost to indigent patients in need of surgical procedures.

Dubbed as “ToDOH Alaga, May TSeKaP na, May Operasyon Pa,” the initiative is an offshoot of the Philippine Health Agenda (PHA)-Checkup program aimed at realizing the provision of surgical intervention to those who need them, which was among the early commitments of the Duterte administration. This is also in line with PHA guarantee of Service Delivery network where appropriate care is made available and accessible to all Filipinos regardless of capacity to pay.